Any tips or advice for wearing a retainer??? how often should i wear it???

Question

i was supposed to get my braces taken off TODAY, but now i have to wait until next month.

i've heard that wearing a retainer hurts? and that it doesn't fit correctly when you put it in your mouth, and your teeth can move dramatically if you don't wear your retainer?

i want to know WHEN i should be wearing my retrainer and when i shoudln't because i don't want my teeth to get all crooked again if i don't wear it correctly.

ALSO: is it painful to get your braces taken off??? and do your teeth hurt AFTEr you get them taken off????

i'm talking like, AFTer you get your braces off, do your teeth hurt afterwards like if you just got your braces tightened????

Answer 1

your dentist will tell you when and how long to wear them. i have to wear mine at night for two years. they will take a mold of your teeth, like they did when you got braces, with this clay/mud looking stuff. mine do not hurt me at all. when i got my retainers i got to try them on to make sure they fit and got to practice taking them on and off at the dentist.  

for me, it did not hurt, but you hear a lot of crackling, but that is just the glue breaking off of your teeth.

p.s.when you get your retainers make sure to brush them inside and out whenever you take them out of your mouth. if you don't, the spit will dry onto them and it does not taste good when you put them back into your mouth.

Answer 2

OK.... Retainers should be worn 12-14 hours per day for the clear slip cover ones. Wire retainers should be worn 24 hours per day. Other than eating of course. You wear them the rest of your life. Teeth are living tissue and will move when forces are placed on them like swallowing and talking. Retainers should not hurt at all!!!! If they are rubbing you, take them back to your ortho to have him file it down to make it more comfy. Taking off the braces can be painful. It can hurt when they are initially removed. Some people say it feels like I am pulling their teeth out! Some patients don't have a problem at all. Once they are off, about 2 minutes to take them off, it doesn't hurt at all. Your mouth will feel light like you have no teeth. No pain!! Your ortho will go over the retainer wear and instructions when you receive them.  

Answer 3

It doesn't hurt when you get your braces off. You just hear clinks and clonks. I'm not sure about afterward. But the retainers thing varies from person to person. Mostly, you wear them 24/7 for the first year, you take them off when you eat. But after a year you start wearing them only at night. If you don't wear them at all your teeth will slowly move back to before you got your braces. Which means, wasting thousands of dollars. My friend only wore his retainers for 2 year and now he is getting braces again. Your orthodontist will tell you what suits you the most.

Answer 4

Wearing a retainer can be uncomfy at first, but you get used to it. Just don't worry about it. I had a retainer and it helped me so much. The orthadontist will make sure that it fits right because they make a mold of your teeth beforehand. You can wear it 24/7 if you want to. You probably only have to wear at night, but I had to wear it to school. Just wear it as much as you can, and you will see results!

Also, its not as if the teeth move DRAMATICALLY if you don't wear it. Just to be safe though, I would.

If you DO have to wear it during the day, take it out while eating. NEVER put it in a napkin! You may mistake it as trash and throw it out. Also, to keep the retainer and your mouth clean. Brush it every night with a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Hope I could help!

Answer 5

just a little bit.

you should wear your retainer at least 3 to 4 days a week  

Answer 6

yes u do have to wear your retainer that is the best thing to do because ur teeth can move back to being crooked pretty fast so yes

wear your retainer getting braces off is like pain free u will not feel pain

all they do is take the brackets off and they do that fast then they just scrape the glue off which doesnt hurt at all and wearing a retainer doesnt hurt it just might feel a little uncorfortable at first but then u will gget use to it and when u get ur braces off it does not feel like u just

got ur braces tighted if actually feels good (: lol and it might make ur teeth feel really slimmy lol but its not that bad..nothing big to worry about (: also about the retainer dont listen to people who say that u have to wear it for the rest of ur life because that isnt true it really just depends on wat

ur doc. says like some ppl only have to wear botton retainers for a year some 2 as for me i have to wear a permanet one on the botton for 5 years :O and a top one for just 1 yr but its a

clear one (: if u want to get a clear one also yea u can im sure they will ask ur ready to get them off so yea

and i also suggest that u wear some chap stick before u get ther cuz they have ur mouth open for a while and ur lips might get dry so yeah lol good luck (: